Health and Safety Manager - Oldham

Northwood; Oldham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK manufacturer based in Oldham is seeking an experienced Health & Safety Manager to promote a positive health and safety culture across their site. You will be responsible for maintaining health and safety systems, conducting training, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. This permanent role offers 39 hours a week, Monday to Friday, ideal for a health and safety professional eager to drive improvement in a growing company.

Benefits

Company pension

Life assurance

Free company products

Free on-site parking

Discounts on food, retail, holidays, cinema, and gyms

Wellness programmes

Qualifications

• Experience in a dedicated health and safety role, preferably within an FMCG environment.
• Demonstrable experience in implementing and maintaining health and safety management systems.
• Proven track record of delivering health and safety training like IOSH.

Responsibilities

• Promote and embed health and safety culture on site.
• Organise health and safety meetings and maintain management system.
• Conduct risk assessments and track incident data.

Skills

Health and Safety Management

Auditing

Risk Assessment

Training Delivery

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

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18.06.2025

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About the Role

Are you an experienced Health & Safety Manager looking to join a leading UK manufacturer based in Royton, Oldham?

If so, Northwood would like to hear from you!

We are a group of associated companies that provide the manufacturing, supply, and transportation of paper hygiene and wiping products for both the commercial and consumer markets and are on the lookout for a permanent Health & Safety Manager to join our team.

You will work Monday to Friday, 39 hours per week.

As the Health & Safety Manager, you will be responsible for promoting and embedding a positive health and safety culture across our paper tissue converting site.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Act as a central point of contact for all health and safety matters on site and organise and facilitate regular health and safety meetings, briefings, and communications.
• Facilitate the effective implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the site's health and safety management system.
• Champion digital health and safety platforms and tools to streamline processes, improve data management, and enhance overall efficiency.
• Facilitate and support comprehensive internal risk assessments for all site operations and activities, including paper tissue converting, and ensure risks are thoroughly assessed and controlled for all significant changes, including the introduction of new production lines, machinery, processes, and raw materials.
• Assist with internal and external health and safety audits, including preparing for and responding to findings, often supported by data and documentation from Evotix.
• Identify training needs across the workforce and contribute to the development of a comprehensive health and safety training matrix.
• Track and analyse incident data to identify trends, inform corrective actions and generate reports.

Requirements

• NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (essential).
• Experience in a dedicated health and safety role, preferably within an FMCG environment.
• Demonstrable experience in implementing and maintaining health and safety management systems.
• Proven track record of delivering health and safety training, including IOSH programmes, and communicating complex safety information to diverse audiences.
• Previous experience in supporting audits such as ISO 45001 - SMETA Sedex would be advantageous.

Recruitment Process

Should you be shortlisted, you will receive an email from TalentCentral SHL, which will include a request to complete our candidate assessment to ensure that we can accurately evaluate your competencies and skills.

If you require any adjustments necessary to complete the online assessment, please get in touch.

About Company

Northwood is a family-owned group of associated companies that provide the manufacturing, supply and transportation of paper hygiene and wiping products for both the away-from-home and consumer market.

Our mission is to be the market-leading partner of choice in the away from home tissue industry. One of only a small handful of companies in the UK market that is fully vertically integrated; Northwood is involved at each point in the supply chain, from raw material supply, tissue and towel manufacturing, end-user product converting, storage and transportation.

Our remit is huge, with a portfolio of products covering two key systems brands, professional wiping, commodity, consumer paper and private label. We sell into a distribution network spanning the UK, Ireland and Europe, which in turn service markets such as healthcare, hospitality, hotels, engineering, janitorial, catering and education.

We are a highly successful, award-winning and ambitious business that has grown from a humble paper sales business to a market leader employing over 800 colleagues, across 11 sites in the UK and Spain.

We differentiate ourselves by excelling in product quality alongside market-leading service and sales support.

DE&I

At Northwood, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone is welcomed and respected. We strive to promote a workplace that celebrates diversity and encourages individuals to express their opinions and beliefs. We are dedicated to providing equal opportunities for all.

• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Free company products
• Free on-site parking
• Food, retail, holidays, cinema, and gyms discounts
• Wellness programmes, including Employee Assistance Program and OnDemand GP service